Device for cribbing and conveying corn



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- I H. KEISER. Device for Oribbin'g and Conveying Corn. No. 239,102. PatentedMarch 22,1881.

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Device for Oribbing and Conveying Corn. N0. 239,102. Patented March 22,1881.

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HENRY KEISER, OF BLOOMINGTON, ILLlNOIS.

DEVICE Foe CRI'BBING AND CONVEYING CORN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 239,102, dated March 22, 188 1.

Application filed February 4, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom "it may concern Be it-known that I, HENRY KEIsER, of

- Bloomington, in the county of McLean, and

in the State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gribbing and Conveying Corn and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the aceonipanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

and use my invention, 1 will now proceed to describe its construction and operation,referring to the accom panyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1* represents a vertical section of an elevator-building with my improvements as applied thereto; Fig. 2, an end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 represents a plan of the dragboX, through which passes the endless drag belt; Fig. 4., a detail plan of tipping-rollers and scrapers or switches for discharging the corn from drag-belt into hopper or spout leading to oorn-sheller; Fig. 5, detail end view of rollers for tipping drag-belt Fig. 6, detail side view of tipping-rollers.

In the drawings, A represents an elevatorbuilding, and B a sink-hopper, into which the corn vto be cribbed is H dumped, having in the bottom thereof a vibrating feed-shoe, G, operated through the medium of a crank from axle of pulley D in boot of elevator E. This vibrating shoe 0 feeds the corn into said elevator, which-elevates and discharges it on an endless drag-belt, F, which carries it along in a suitable trough or dra -box, G, arranged in or over a series of cribs, 'H, from which it is discharged by means of the gates or switchboards I, and drops into the cribs. These gates or switch-barsare pivoted to or in the sides of drag-box at suitable intervals'the entire niit the corn to be discharged from either side of said belt into the cribs. This drag-belt is driven by a large pulley, J, in elevator-building, as shown in Figs. 1 and 1., and the upper side or portion thereof passesoutward from said driving-pulley under dump-house floor K, and under a self-adj ustin g tightenin g-pulley, L, thence upward and over pulley M on elevatorshaft and down under pulley N, which is used to bring or hold the beltlow enough to-receive the corn discharged from elevator E. The belt then passes through the trough or d ragbox G to therear end ofcribsH,over pulley O, and thence downward and under pulley P, into a drag-box or trough, Q, in the floor ot'a passage-way, R, extending the entire length of the cribs H, said pas'sage-wayR being made large enough to permit workmen to pass along for the purpose of opening gates arranged at suitable intervals in the cribs and feed the corn therefrom onto the (lragbelt, which carries it to a certain point,

from which itis discharged into a trough or hopper leading to corn-sheller S, arranged in base ment ot'elevator-lmilding. Both the upper and lower troughs ordrag-boxes, G Q, are provided with transverse rollers T, which areelevated enough to permit or carry the drag-belt clear of the bottom of the troughs or drag-boxes whennot used for carrying corn in either of them, thus greatly lessening theamountot' friction. Just before the belt reaches the drivingpulley on its return, at the point U, there is an arrangement/of tipping-rollers, V V, for the purpose of tipping the belt and scrapers WW,

arranged as more clearly shown in Fig. 4., for the purpose of discharging the corn from dragbelt into trough or hopper leading to cornsheller. These scrapers are arranged diagonally across the upper surface of belt, and the scraper WV, which is a brush or rubber scraper, is for the purpose of discharging the shelled corn, while the scraper W, which is made of sheet-iron or other suitable material, is for the purpose of discharging. the ear-corn. These tipping-rollers, itwill be observed by Figs. 5 and 6, are arranged on different planes, so that one side of the belt passes over one pulley and the other side thereof under the other pulley, thus tipping the belt sufiiciently to one side,

. whereby, with the aid of the scrapers W W,

the corn will be discharged therefrom in the hopper leading to sheller, as before described.

The operation of my improvement is as follows: The corn is dumped throughfloor' K into sink-hopper B, and through medium of vibratin g shoe 0 discharged into elevator E, by which it is carried up and discharged onto drag-belt F, and thence carried alougin trough or dragbox. Gr, and discharged into the cribs at any point desired through the medium ot'the switchbars I.

When it is desired to convey corn from the cribs to sheller, the pulley M, which is provided with a slip-clutch, can be thrown out of engagement with the shaft upon which it is mounted, so that it will turn' loosely thereon and permit the elevator E to remain stationary or idle While the cornis being conveyed to sheller by the same drag'belt, in the manner beforedescribed.

same,-a drag-belt passing lengthwise through .saldtrough or drag-box, and switch bar or bars adapted ito discharge the material being conveyed on said belt into the crib or cribs, substantially as specified. V 2. Thecombinatiomwith oneormorestoringcribs, of troughs-or drag-boxes arranged over and below said cribs, and an endless drag-beltpassing over and under said crib-or cribs and lengthwise through said troughs or drag-boxes, for conveying material on said belt to be discharged into said crib or cribs, or removed therefrom, substantially as specified.

3. The combinatiomwith one or more storingcribs, of a trough or drag-box arranged under the same, "a dragbelt passing lengthwise through said trough or box, and tipping-rollers arranged in the path of said belt t'or tipping the same to one side, to permit the material being carried thereon to be discharged therefrom into'a trough or hopper, to be conveyed to a sheller or other suitable place, substantially as specified.

4. Thecombinatiomwith oneormorestoringcribs, of a trough or drag-box arranged under the same, a drag belt passing lengthwise through said trough or box, and tipping-rollers andscraper or scrapers arranged in the path of said belt for tipping it to one side and discharging the material being carried thereon into a trough or hopper, to be conveyed to a sheller or other suitable place, substantially as specified.

5. The combination, in anelevator-building or store-house, ot' a sink-hopper,a vibrating feed-shoe, elevating mechanism, one or more storing-cribs having a trouglror-drag-box arranged over said crib or cribs, a movable dragbelt passing lengthwise through said trough or box, and means for discharging the material elevated and discharged onto said belt into said crib-or cribs,-substantially as specified.

6. The combination, in an elevator-building or store-house ot' a sink-hopper, a vibrating feed-shoe, elevating mechanism, one storingcrib,-or more, troughs ordrag-boxes arranged over and below said crib or cribs, an endless drag-belt passing over and under said crib or cribs and lengthwise through said troughs'or drag-boxes, means for discharging material being carried on said drag-belt into the crib or-cribs, and means for tipping and discharging from said belt material being carried from said crib or cribs, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 22d day of January, 1851.

1 HENRY KEISER.- Witnesses Tnos. SLADE, H. E. HADLEY. 

